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DianaC
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Posted: July 17 2010 at 1:12pm \| IP Logged

Is anyone familiar with this author? I did a search for her in living literature and see that some of her books are being reprinted.

We've read Mission to Cathay and my daughter really enjoyed it. I recently purchased Flame over Tara as part of our history readers for this year.

Is she a Catholic author? Would you recommend all of her books - or are there some we should skip?

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Posted: July 18 2010 at 11:39pm \| IP Logged

found this mini-bio of her online here

I can't tell which of her books are for kids and which are for adults? (from Amazon searches, etc)

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Posted: July 19 2010 at 1:09am \| IP Logged

Bethlehem books have re-printed Beorn the Prouddon't really know much about her.

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Posted: July 26 2010 at 7:09pm \| IP Logged

I L-O-V-E Madeleine Polland. She is one of my all time favorite authors. She is able to write a REAL story for historical fiction, not just a contrived situation so that you can read a book set in a particular time period. Here are the ones I know about, and they are for kids:

City of the Golden House (we publish that)
Chuiraquimba and the Black Robes (we publish this one, too, about to come out) You can see the art for the new cover on our blog
Children of the Red King (her first one for children - we'll have it out by Christmas)
The Queen's Blessing (set in time of St. Margaret of Scotland - very realistic, no sugar coating)
To Kill a King (sequel to Queen's Blessing, maybe for older kids - 8th or 9th grade and up. Includes a kind of find-your-true-vocation element)
To Tell my People (Roman Empire Britain)
The Town Across the Water (poor side of town wins justice against oppressive bad guys)

Of course you've mentioned the other 2 that are in print: Beorn the Proud and Mission to Cathay. I'm not sure about Flame over Tara. Do we believe that St. Patrick performed miracles, or, as she seems to propose, did he simply take advantage of better knowledge of natural world. It's a fine line - no doubt that God is working through him and he is portrayed as a holy man. I think perhaps she wanted a clear contrast between him and the Druid magicians. And once again a real story, this time about a girl who runs away from her foster family and an arranged marriage to follow Patrick.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 11:44am \| IP Logged

I love when we highlight authors on this forum! I was just browsing a used bookstore and found City of the Golden House in hb. But I grabbed it because I recognized the author's name because of this thread.

Wish it was another one that wasn't being reprinted, but it's my first MP book. There's still time.

I think I read by author quite frequently, like a glutton who can't get enough. I find a book I like and want to see more by the author and/or illustrator. My son is now making those connections. I've introduced him to a few David Macaulay books, including picture books. But yesterday he came into the kitchen holding another favorite book "The Way Things Work" and so excited because it's by David Macaulay, too!

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Posted: July 29 2010 at 8:09am \| IP Logged

Okay, Margot, doing a search on Polland, she has written quite a bit. So here's the list you gave:

� Beorn the Proud
� Children of the Red King (reprint Hillside)
� Chuiraquimba And The Black Robes (reprint Hillside)
� City of the Golden House (Rome in Nero's time, reprint Hillside)
� Flame over Tara
� Mission to Cathay
� The Queen's blessing (St. Margaret of Scotland)
� To Kill a King (sequel to The Queen's Blessing)
� To Tell My People (Britain in Roman Empire)
� The Town Across The Water

How about all these?

� A Family Affair
� Alhambra
� All Their Kingdoms
� As it Was in the Beginning
� Daughter of the Sea
� Daughter to Poseidon
� Deirdre
� Fingal's Quest
� Little Spot of Bother
� Minutes of a Murder
� No Price Too High
� Package to Spain
� Prince of the Double Axe
� Queen Without Crown
� Rich Man's Flowers
� Sabrina
� Shattered Summer
� Stranger in the Hills
� The Heart Speaks Many Ways
� The Pomegranate House
� The White Twilight
� Thicker Than Water

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